I often think about the young ones with no one to love them, no one who really cares and those that feel they have to take off from home, because they don't like the rules and it just breaks my heart, that I can't run to them. How many parents and grandparents lay awake at night wondering where their little one is and what is happening to them. I keep them in my prayers each night. I pray for those children that don't return home, that they are safe in the arms of God above. I wish there was someway of easing the pain for those parents.

              There'll Be Life
          The World Once Again

We worry forever  about them it seems,
Yes our little ones and how they've been,
We've laid awake night after night,
Thinking about them time and again.
We can see their innocent  face's,
No more smiles do they share,
Life's been rough for far too long,
Does anyone near them really care.
There'll be life in the world once again,
You'll hear the phone ring one night,
They'll say, I'm coming home to you,
From now on, everything's alright.
You've missed their little face's,
The smiles they selfishly shared,
They've carried past happy memories,
Spent with so many who loved and cared.
There'll be life in the world once again,
You can rest as you sleep in your bed,
No more tears will you shed for them,
Wondering where they've been led.
We will all pray to God up above,
Please keep them all safe from harm,
And if you've taken them home with you,
Snug them tightly within your arms.
Let them know that we've loved them,
Why they left, we may never know,
But please make them understand God,
Our love for them will continue to grow.

                                       Rose M Rideout